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Jalen Buckley had touchdown runs of 67 and 64 yards and Western Michigan won the MAC Championship, defeating Miami of Ohio 23-13 on Saturday. Buckley's 67-yard touchdown burst on the third play of the game gave the Broncos the early lead. Palmer Domschke added three field goals in the first half, the last from 50 yards, and the Broncos led 16-6 at halftime. Buckley's 64-yard TD run made it 23-6 early in the third quarter. In the regular-season matchup between the two, Miami scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, rallying to a 26-17 victory. This time, Western Michigan did not falter.

A couple of possessions after Miami closed to within 23-13 with 6 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Western Michigan drove to the 1-yard line before turning the ball over on downs. Facing a 10-point deficit and 99 yards to go in less than two minutes, the RedHawks only reached their own 16-yard line. Buckley finished with 193 yards on 19 carries for the Broncos (9-4). His career high was 196 as a freshman against Toledo in 2023. Broc Lowry had 111 yards passing and 65 yards rushing for the Broncos, who had 286 yards on the ground, 397 total. Kam Perry had 101 receiving yards for Miami (7-6) and the RedHawks managed 272 yards of total offense. Both teams will play in a bowl, Miami for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons. Among its five bowl alliances, the Mid-American Conference does not have a specific tie-in for its conference champion. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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12/05/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

2025 MAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Broc Lowry, QB, Western Michigan,...In conference play, Lowry finished with 698 yards rushing and a MAC-leading 11 rushing touchdowns. He also threw for 1,185 yards and five touchdowns. Lowry rushed for a touchdown in seven of the eight games, all seven of the Broncos' victories. - Western Michigan Football

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12/05/25 - Nadame Tucker, rSr/2026, Western Michigan, 6-3, 250 (DS#27 DE) + More +

2025 MAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR/VERN SMITH LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER: Nadame Tucker, DE, Western Michigan,...Tucker earned both the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and the Vern Smith Leadership Award as the MAC's overall Most Valuable Player. In the eight MAC games, Tucker had 12.0 tackles for loss and a MAC-best nine sacks. The New York, N.Y., native also forced two fumbles and helped the Bronco defense allow just 14.5 points per game and just 284.5 yards per game. - Western Michigan Football

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11/25/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Broc Lowry rushed for two touchdowns and Western Michigan scored 28 points off four turnovers in beating Eastern Michigan 31-21 on Tuesday night to win the Mid-American Conference regular-season title and a berth in the league championship game. The Broncos (8-4, 7-1) will have to wait until four 5-2 teams play out the conference schedule Friday and Saturday before they know who they will take on in the MAC championship at Detroit's Ford Field on Dec. 6. The title-game appearance will be the first for WMU since 2016 when it defeated Ohio 29-23.

Trailing 7-0, the Broncos scored the next 31 points before the Eagles (4-8, 3-5) scored twice in the fourth quarter. All four touchdowns came after turnovers - two interceptions and two fumbles. Lowry scored on runs of 33 and 1 yards while Talique Williams scored on a 36-yard jet sweep. Jalen Buckley scored on a 4-yard run. Lowry rushed for 92 yards on 18 carries and threw for 100 more. Buckley and Williams combined for 137 more rushing yards. Noah Kim was 24-of-41 for 327 yards and two touchdowns for the Eagles but was intercepted three times. Dontae McMillan rushed for 111 yards and a TD on 11 carries and made four catches for 126 yards and another score. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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11/19/25 - Jalen Buckley, rJr/2027, Western Michigan, 5-11, 210 (DS#45 RB) + More +

Jalen Buckley ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Broc Lowry ran for three touchdowns and Western Michigan rallied from an early deficit to beat Northern Illinois 35-19 on Tuesday night. Buckley amassed his yardage total on 24 carries, Lowry ran 13 times for 100 yards and Devin Miles went over 100 yards for the first time in his career at 105. Chavon Wright ran 21 times for 92 yards for Northern Illinois. Lowry's 18-yard scoring run a little past the midway point of the second quarter brought the Broncos (7-4, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) within 13-7.

Northern Illinois (3-8, 2-5) turned the ball over on downs after running six plays and gaining 20 yards. The Broncos followed that with a seven-play, 39-yard drive that ended when Buckley ran it in from the 8 with 40 seconds left before halftime for a 14-13 advantage. Lowry ran it in from the 8 midway through the third to make it 21-13. Buckley and Lowry each added 1-yard TD runs in the fourth to seal it. On the opening drive, Northern Illinois scored on a 43-yard touchdown run by Telly Johnson to give the Huskies a 7-0 lead. Two minutes later, Andrew Glass kicked a 39-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead. Western Michigan snapped a three-game losing streak in the series. It was the final MAC match-up between the teams as NIU departs for the Mountain West Conference next season. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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11/19/25 - Palmer Domschke, rJr/2027, Western Michigan, 5-10, 186 (DS#18 K) + More +

WEEK 10 MAC CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Palmer Domschke, Western Michigan, Kicker, RS Junior, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley),...Domschke was perfect on extra points and nailed a clutch 46-yard field goal in the fourth quarter in WMU's come-from-behind win over Central Michigan. Domschke was called into action with with just over nine minutes left and hit the field goal from 46 yards, cutting CMU's lead to 21-17. It was the seventh field goal of 40+ yards that Domschke has made on the season. - MAC Football

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11/19/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

WEEK 10 MAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Broc Lowry, Western Michigan, Quarterback, RS Sophomore, Canfield, Ohio (Canfield),...Broc Lowry engineered a fourth quarter comeback to down Central Michigan 24-21. WMU faced a fourth and five at the CMU seven yard line and Lowry fired a pass to Tailique Williams in the corner of the endzone to give the Broncos its first and only lead of the game with just over two minutes to play. Lowry ended up with 150 yards passing and one touchdown, while also running for 82 yards and a touchdown. With Lowry leading the offense, the Broncos scored the final 10 points of the game. His rushing touchdown tied the game up at 14-14 midway through the third quarter. It was his eighth touchdown of the season, the first Bronco QB to reach eight since 1977. - MAC Football

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11/11/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Quarterback Broc Lowry and Jalen Buckley each ran for a touchdown on Tuesday night to help Western Michigan beat Ohio 17-13 and take sole possession of first place in the Mid-American Conference. Western Michigan (6-4, 5-1) has a half-game lead over Miami (Ohio) and Buffalo in the conference standings, both of which have a half-game lead over Ohio (6-4, 4-2). Tailique Williams caught a pass from Broc Lowry behind the line of scrimmage and broke numerous tackles before he was brought down for a 71-yard game and, on the next play, Jalen Buckley ran for a 3-yard TD that gave Western Michigan a 17-13 lead with 13:43 left in the game.

Chase Hallock picked off a pass and returned it 37 yards to set up a 46-yard field goal by Palmer Domschke that opened the scoring about five minutes into the first quarter and Lowry's 1-yard TD run early in the third quarter gave the Broncos a 10-7 lead. Parker Navarro ran for a 2-yard touchdown late in the first quarter and Sieh Bangura capped a 17-play, 83-yard drive that took more than 10 minutes off the clock with a 3-yard scoring run on the first play of the fourth quarter that made it 13-10 after David Dellenbach's PAT attempt was no good. The Broncos honored former Western Michigan and Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died on Thursday. On the team's Senior Night, players held a jersey with Kneeland's No. 99 on it and wore helmet decals that read "MK 99." His number was also painted on the football field. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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11/01/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Broc Lowry threw a go-ahead 7-yard touchdown pass to Talique Williams late in the fourth quarter to rally Western Michigan to a 24-21 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday. Western Michigan (5-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) trailed 21-14 after Marcus Beamon capped a 16-play 75-yard drive for Central Michigan (5-4, 3-2) with a 33-yard scoring strike to Tyson Davis seven seconds into the fourth. It was his only pass in relief of starter Joe Labas. Palmer Domschke kicked a 46-yard field goal to cut it to 21-17 with 9:01 remaining. The Broncos forced a three-and-out and Lowry directed an 11-play drive - hitting Williams for a three-point lead with 2:08 left to play. Marcel Tyler intercepted Labas on first down and Lowry used five plays to run out the clock.

Nahree Biggins' 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter gave the Chippewas a 7-0 lead. Lowry ran it in from a yard out to tie it midway through the second quarter, but Langston Lewis and Labas teamed up for a 77-yard touchdown on the next play from scrimmage and Central Michigan led 14-7 at halftime. Western Michigan had the only score in the third quarter, a 9-yard touchdown run by Jalen Buckley to knot the score at 14-14. Lowry completed 17 of 24 passes for 150 yards and rushed 22 times for 82 yards. Labas totaled 152 yards on 8-for-11 passing. Lewis had four receptions for 111 yards. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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10/13/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

WEEK 7 MAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Broc Lowry, Western Michigan, QB, RS Sophomore, Canfield, Ohio/Canfield,...Broc Lowry had a career day in WMU's 42-0 win over Ball State. He completed a career-high 23 passes for a career-high 241 yards and two touchdowns. He then rushed for 13 times for a career-high 108 yards and one touchdown. Lowry became the first Broncos quarterback to surpass 100 yards rushing in a game since Sept. 22, 1973 (Paul Jorgensen vs. NIU). His first touchdown pass gave the Broncos a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. The second one came midway through the third quarter, pushing the lead to 28-0. His last action of the game came early in the fourth quarter when he ran it into the endzone from 37 yards to make it 35-0. - MAC Football

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10/13/25 - Nadame Tucker, rSr/2026, Western Michigan, 6-3, 250 (DS#27 DE) + More +

WEEK 7 MAC FOOTBALL CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan, DE, Senior, New York, N.Y./Teaneck,...Tucker wreaked havoc on the Ball State offense as the Bronco defense held the Cardinals scoreless and to just 88 total yards of offense in Saturday's 42-0 win. He had a career-high seven tackles with a career-high 3.5 sacks. His 3.5 sacks resulted in a net loss of 25 yards for the Cardinals. Tucker's sack total pushed him to 8.5 on the season, now tied for first in the nation and top of the MAC. He now has 12.5 tackles for loss on the season, second-most in the nation. - MAC Football

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10/11/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Broc Lowry threw two touchdown passes, ran for another score, and accounted for 349 yards of offense to lead Western Michigan to a 42-0 rout of Ball State on Saturday for its fourth straight win. Lowry was 23-of-27 passing for 241 yards with two touchdown passes. He added 108 yards on the ground on 13 carries that included a 37-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter. He is the first quarterback at WMU to rush for more than 100 yards since Paul Jorgensen in 1973.

Lowry connected with Michael Brescia and Aveion Chenault for scores. Brady Jones added a late touchdown pass to Cade Conley for Western Michigan (4-3, 3-0 Mid-American Conference). Ofa Mataele and Jalen Buckley also had touchdown runs for the Broncos. Western Michigan generated 461 yards of offense while holding Ball State to just 88 yards and 1 of 13 on third-down conversions. Kiael Kelly completed 13 of 22 passes for 68 yards for Ball State (2-4, 1-1). Western Michigan has won four consecutive and eight of the last 11 games in the series. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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09/29/25 - Palmer Domschke, rJr/2027, Western Michigan, 5-10, 186 (DS#18 K) + More +

WEEK 5 MAC FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Palmer Domschke, Western Michigan, Kicker, R-Junior, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley),...Palmer Domschke went 3-for-3 on field goals and 5-for-5 on extra points in WMU's 47-14 win over FCS Top-10 opponent Rhode Island. His first field goal was from 29 yards out to cut URI's lead to 7-3 at 6:48 in the first quarter. He then connected from 41 and 49 yards late in the third quarter to push the lead to 41-7 and 44-7. His 49-yard field goal was a season long. - MAC Football

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09/28/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Ofa Mataele ran for touchdowns of 22 and 3 yards, Broc Lowery accounted for two TDs and Western Michigan scored 44 consecutive points as the Broncos beat Rhode Island 47-14 on Saturday night. Palmer Domschke kicked a 29-yard field goal to cap a 15-play, 68-yard drive that took six minutes, 58 seconds off the clock and the Broncos went 72 yards in 13 plays to take a 10-7 lead when Lowery scored on a 4-yard run with 13:35 left in the second quarter.

Lowery threw a 10-yard TD pass to Aveion Chenault and Devin Miles scored on a 1-yard run for Western Michigan (2-3) and Domschke made field goals of 41 and 49 yards about three minutes apart to make it 44-7 with 2:54 left in the third quarter. Devin Farrell hit Marquis Buchanan for a 56-yard gain on the second play from scrimmage and a pass interference penalty made it first-and-goal before Antwain Littleton Jr. ran for a 2-yard TD to open the scoring just over a minute into the game. Rhode Island (4-1), No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, had four three-and-outs and three turnovers in its next eight possessions. Farrell threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Littleton on the first play of the fourth quarter. Hunter Smith kicked a 21-yard field goal to cap the scoring. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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QB Broc Lowry, Western Michigan
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09/27/25 - Broc Lowry, rSo/2028, Western Michigan, 6-1, 210 (DS#17 QB) + More +

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